Bee Talent Solutions · 17 hours ago
Instrumentation and Controls Design Engineer
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$52/hr - $85/hr
5+ years expBee Talent Solutions is representing a client seeking a Contractor to act as an Instrumentation and Controls Engineer for Sodium Fast Reactor technologies. The role involves designing instrument and control systems, developing prototypes, and integrating systems while collaborating with a diverse team of scientists and engineers.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for interfacing and supporting geographically diverse and international design team members to develop supporting design documentation. The design team members include in-house and subcontracted resources and may include partner/customer resources as well
Lead design of I&C and supporting electrical systems from systems and sub-system functional requirements through final design
Develop and review system- and component-level specifications and scopes of work
Perform engineering and design evaluations in the application of nuclear codes and standards, licensing requirements, and NRC regulations
Provide technical direction and guidance to engineers in applicable nuclear and non-nuclear related design standards
Specify and describe suitability of instrumentation measurement techniques for use in sodium fast reactor and integrated energy storage technologies, including analysis of measurement range, response time, and measurement accuracy
Analyze and apply regulatory criteria and standards to complex Instrumentation and Control system design
Develop and review technical design documents, such as System Requirements Documents, System Design Descriptions, Interface Control Documents, Engineering Design Specifications, etc
Create and manage drawing packages of system and sub-system designs, including, but not limited to: P&IDs, control system architecture drawings, control logic and loop diagrams, and instrument installation drawings, etc
Generate integrated design package for key systems and sub-systems
Provide technical direction and oversight of supplier projects, working with the contract administrator to ensure delivery of data and other deliverables to meet the client’s requirements, as well as coordination and performance of technical reviews of deliverables
Support continuous learning and application of nuclear industry best practices in order to maintain the highest quality of engineering design and proactively identify process change/enhancement opportunities
Integrate I&C with work of other disciplines, engineers, scientists, and subject matter experts
Interface with and support licensing activities associated with Safety Analysis Reports
Qualification
Required
B.S. or higher in Controls, Electrical, or related discipline from an accredited university and 5+ years direct experience with proven instrumentation and controls systems skills. Higher education will count toward years of experience
Candidates must have experience in instrumentation and controls development, diagnostics, and a demonstrated ability to design and deliver industrial I&C platforms and report data accordingly
Ability to handle projects that include many competing objectives and design constraints, with ability to resolve conflicts between objectives
Excellent technical writing, communication, and presentation skills
Attention to detail and aspiration for technical excellence
Candidate must be a self-starter and possess ability to coordinate and lead a design team's effort with minimal direction
Ability to work on multiple simultaneous tasks that require a multi-disciplinary approach
The successful candidate will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect and a desire to foster teamwork. Will actively support the clients guiding principles
Preferred
Previous experience with nuclear reactor safety systems or nuclear instrumentation systems design
Familiar with IEEE and IEC standards
Familiarity with implementing design control and development in accordance with nuclear power plant quality assurance (e.g. 10 CFR 50 Appendix B, ASME NQA-1)
Experience designing and operating high-temperature (400°C and higher) processes
Familiarity with working with and/or developing industrial process flow diagrams (PFD) and piping & instrument diagrams (P&ID) desired
Experience with CAD software deliverables (e.g. AutoCAD Standard, AutoCAD Electrical, or SolidWorks)
Experience with formal I&C system startup testing procedure
Company
Bee Talent Solutions
Bee Talent Solutions provides business consulting and provisioning talent solutions for engineering and life sciences companies.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Regina Sperry
Co-Founder & CEO
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